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I'm a contractor from the UK and I tend to get paid weekly. This is common.
by ownagefool 13y ago
I'm a contractor from the UK and I tend to get paid weekly. This is common.
- Nursie 13y agoSo am I. My Ltd company invoices monthly and I get paid quarterly. I guess it all depends how you set it up.
- Silhouette 13y agoWeekly payments are certainly possible, but I challenge your claim that they are common, at least in software development. It's just a personal anecdote, but I have literally never seen it in my entire career, not in my own contract work, not when any client or employer I worked with brought on someone else, not even in a job ad on any serious contracting forum. Unless you're doing either a lot of very short-term or fixed-price jobs, I would think the overheads of sorting out invoices and tax records so often would make it too much hassle for a lot of contractors anyway, but maybe if you're used to it and have all the tools and shortcuts in place it's possible for some people. Edit: Also, I'm talking about working directly with clients here. What goes on with agencies or other intermediaries involved might be a different question.
- ownagefool 13y agoI tend to work with agents. It turns out a bit more expensive for the clients, but I'm garunteed to get paid, and it's often how I find out about the jobs. Do you find direct clients from avenues other than word of mouth?
- Silhouette 13y agoFair enough, that probably explains our very different experiences then. As you suggested, we generally do find clients via networking and referrals one way or another.